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May 15, 2008
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Howell High School's Rob McClintock spikes the ball during a Shore Conference A North Division volleyball match against Colts Neck High School on May 8 in Howell. The Rebels defeated the Cougars on their home floor and claimed the division title. See sports. More...
EMS units at heart of council discussion
Councilman says present system is costing Howell a significant amount
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

Acall goes out for one of Howell's emergency medical services (EMS) units to respond to an incident. The first responders on the scene happen to be a volunteer first aid squad. These volunteers administer first aid care before handing off the patient to a paid EMS squad for transport to a hospital... More...


Pupils have 'super' time time shopping for food
ShopRite joins with Rosenauer school for math, life lessons
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School third-graders in Jackson are learning their math skills firsthand from a program that involves students, parents, teachers and associates at a local ShopRite supermarket. The youngsters recently took a field trip to ShopRite, County Line Road, to apply some of t... More...


Family fest will be held in Plumsted

PLUMSTED - An old-fashioned outdoor street festival with family oriented events for all ages comes to Downtown New Egypt on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Oakford Lake pedestrian bridge links all the festival activities taking place on Lakeview Drive at the Oakford Lake Park to the Front Stree... More...


Live auctions will benefit Monmouth Academy

Live, silent and gift auctions will be held at Monmouth Academy's Judith S. Lenk Gymnasium, 152 LanesMill Road, Howell, May 17. Preview and silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7:30 p.m. Fine art, sports memorabilia, music memorabilia, student art and more.Admiss... More...


A day to honor service, remember sacrifice
Vets who served country honored at Vietnam Veterans'Memorial
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Peter Van Rixoort never met his father, but all his life he has known just how special his father's sacrifice for World War II really was. Van Rixoort's father, Staff Sgt. John Van Rixoort, who was a rifleman in the United States Army's 75th Division, 291st Infantry in Company E, never made it ho... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Performing arts camp will come to Jackson in July
The Broadway Kids PerformingArts Day Camp will return to the JacksonMills Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 465 North County Line Road, Jackson. The two-week musical theater arts camp will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from July 28 throughAug. 8. The camp is open to boys and g... More...
•Golf outing to benefit school's athletic department
•Mother's Day program May 23 in Howell
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 Letters
•Resident cites garbage problem in Howell
In a recent letter to the editor, Nancy Clay of Howell lamented how the litter on the streets of Howell is embarrassing. I am concurring with her assessment 100 percent. My wife and I like to walk around our neighborhood and we frequently comment to each other how much "garbage" is around the non... More...
•Public invited to watch radio controlled planes
•Writer makes plea to keep state park open
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 Editorials
•Red State/Blue State
Sam considered money kept from government a big win
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More...
•Coda
• Are We There Yet?
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 Obituaries
•Mary Catherine Tomasuolo
Mrs. Tomasuolo, 86, of Monroe, died April 15, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Andrew, died in 2004. Surviving are two sons, Enrico of Jackson and Andrew of Staten Island, N.Y. More...
•Lorraine Delores Wyckoff Clark
•Haydee Soto
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 Schools
•Board ratifies new deal with FRHSD teachers
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has approved a new contract with the Freehold Regional Education Association (FREA), which represents teachers in the district's six high schools. More...
•Supt. plans to present report on ice hockey
•Creative thinking leads teens to $25,000 prize
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 Sports
•Rebels down Cougars to repeat as champions
Volleyball team wins A North
Although there's nothing like winning a championship for the first time, the second time around can be even more rewarding. Just ask Howell High School's boys volleyball team. The Rebels captured their second straight Shore ConferenceANorth Division crown Thursday, beating Colts Neck in straight ... More...
•Piners baseball facing tough times this season
•Jackson Memorial boys win county track title
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